Deodorant can



J. -COYLE Dec. 3, 1946.

DEQDORANT 'CAN' Filed March 1'6; 1945 as, gamma Gmwws Patented Dec. 3, 1946 DEODORANT CAN John Coyle, Baltimore, Md., assignor to Conti nental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 16, 1945, Serial No. 583,095

. 2 Claims.

1 "The present invention relates, generally stated, to that class of article usually termed in the trade by the name of a deodorizing device for household use. 7

At the present time there are a number of devices being manufactured in which a wick is inserted in the neck of a bottle or similar receptacle containing a deodorizing material. In devices of this kind the wick is pulled out of the neck of the bottle in upright position, but it has been found that an insufiicient amount of the liquid is evaporated to thoroughly deodorize the room in which it is used.

An important object of the invention, therefore, is to provide a deodorizing device in the form of a can provided with-a large area of absorbent material, said can being adapted to be inverted when in use so as to evaporate a greater amount of liquid in a given interval of time.

Another object of the invention is to provide a deodorant can in which the Waste of deodoriz- 'ing material is reduced to a minimum while at the same time obtaining maximum benefit from the material when the can is in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a deodorant can comprising dual detachably connected sections packaged for sale to the customer, one section forming a receptacle for the deodorizing material that is initially sealed by closure means and the other section forming a vaporizer that is provided with a depressed bottom carrying a fabric disk adapted to be exposed to the deodorizing material after the removal of the closure means and when the can is placed in an inverted position. The other section is also provided with a series of perforations formed annularly thereof through which the deodoriz ing fumes or vapors escape into the room after exposure'to the fabric disk.

The above and-other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side .elevational view, partly in section, of a deodorant can embodying the features of the present invention, the can being shown in the manner in which it is assembled for sale to the customer. Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view, partly in section, of the can in an inverted position and illustrating the manner in which'it is used.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, the new and improved deo- 2 dorant can is generally designated by therefer ence numeral 5 and is shown to include a pair of sections '5 and l. The sections 6 and 1 are preferablyformed of a material of the type generally used in the manufacture of cans, the section 6 being shaped somewhat in the manner of a cone top can for packaging beer. The section 6 comprises a cylindrical shaped body 8 formed with scams 9 and 40, the upper end of the body being cone-shaped as indicated at II, having a neck l2 sealed with a standard crown'closure I3 that is press fitted on the neck.

The upper section 1, hereinafter termed a vaporizer, comprises a cylindrical wall or body l4 having a lower beaded end IS. The upper end of the vaporizer l is sealed by means of afdome shaped closure member [1, said memberhaving an annular'wall portion l8 fitted within and in sealing engagement with the body portion [4 and double seamed to the upper end l5 thereof as indicated at 19. The central-most portion of the dome-shaped closure member I1, which normally overlies the crown cap 13, is flattened as indicated at 20 so as to avoid a pool of liquid below the mouth of the neck I2 and the fabric when the can is in an inverted position as will be herein after more fully described.

Adhesively or otherwise secured on the inner ,face of the end ii, there is a fabric disk 2| adapted to be positioned over the crown cap I3 when initially assembling the deodorant can as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. The fabric disk 2| follows the general contour of the dome-shaped end I! and is appreciably larger than the opening of the neck [2 with the neck being positioned 'cen-. trally of the disk. Thus the disk will become thoroughly saturated, after removal of the .010- sure l3 and upon inverting the device, so as to obtain maximum benefit fromthe deodorizing material. It will be noted that the central-most portion of the fabric disk which is in contact with the crown cap l3 isslightly compressed and therefore the outer marginal edges of the disk are of greater thickness than the central-most portion on that area of the disk which is com-' pressed by reason of its contact with the cap. The lower end of the vaporizer l is crimped to form an inwardly extending annular flange 22 adapted to be held in frictional engagement with the seam in through the lockin dimples 23 which snap over this seam during placement and-removal of the vaporizer 1. The area between the flange 22 and dimples 23 snuglyengages the periphery of the seam l0 and thereby the vaporizer 1 is firmly united with section 6.

A series of perforations '24 are formed annularly of and in spaced relation in the body wall I4 to permit escapement of the fumes of the deodorizing material absorbed by the fabric disk 2!,

The deodorant can would be initially assembled and packaged for distribution to the customer in the manner shown in Figure l of the drawing. The deodorizing material contained within the section 6 would be effectively sealed through the medium of the crown cap I3 or other type of closure. The directions for consumer use are extremely simple. In order to use the'can it is necessary to first remove the crown cap l3, and to accomplish this the section 6 and vaporizer 1 are separated by an outward pull on either or.

both elements which allows the dimples 23 to deodorant can is to .be used by the consumer.

However, if the deodorant within the section 6 is, not to be continuously used until the contents thereof have been exhausted, the can will be returned to the position shown in Figure 1 and the fabric disk 2| will constitute a satisfactory closure preventing further vaporization of the desnap out of engagement with the seam). After disconnecting the sections, the crown cap i3 is removed and the vaporizer 1 is placed in its initial position on the section 6. Removal of the crown cap l3, however, will bring the fabric disk 2|, when vaporizer I is replaced, into direct contact with the mouth of the neck l2 so that when the can is inverted to the position shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, the deodorizing material will flow out of the neck opening onto the fabric disk. The flattened area of the dome-shaped end I! will hold the lower level of the liquid within the can at the level of the neck opening, thus avoiding a pool of liquid below the mouth of the neck opening which would otherwise result from having, a convex dome unbroken by a flat surface. .The flat area 20 will maintain the fabric disk in contact, with the periphery of the neck opening, thereby preventing the liquid from rising outside thefneck above the level of the mouth opening. There is, of course, provided a bead around the, opening of the neck l2. so that the fabric disk 2i is held lightly thereagainst. The liquid flowing from the section 6 onto the fabric disk 2| will vaporize and the fumes therefrom will enter the room through the perforations 24, As rapidly as the liquid evaporates air will pass through the fabricdisk 2| into the section 6 to displace the liquid consumed.

The deodorant can may be placed in its inverted position on a table or flat surface. However, in some instances it may be desirable to suspend the can from a hook or the like. mit suspension of the can there is provided a looped rin 26' extending vertically from the beaded or coiled end IS, the free ends of the looped ring being carried and rigidly held within the beaded end IS. The looped ring 26 i formed of wire or similarmaterial and is attached to the vaporizer 1 during the fabrication thereof.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 3, the end I! is formed with an interrupted bead 26 near the edge of the fabric, the bead being preferably in six segments. A series of annularly spaced perforations 21 are also formed in the end I! in close proximity to the flattened area,2fl,. and a; second series of. perfora- To per-- tions- 28 are formed in the double wall section 29-,

these latter perforations communicating with the the deodorant material in a; given intervalof time, in this form of the invention, the use of which is, the same as in the previOl sly described r form.

od'orant. As before indicated, the vaporizer I is shaped to permit the deodorant can to be placed in its inverted position on a table or flat surface in the room or it may be suspended by means of the looped wire ring 26. In either case the fumes from the deodorizing material absorbed by the fabric disk 2| will escape into the room through th annular perforations 24.

It is to be clearly understood that various changes in the details and construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the scope of the invention and set forth in the appended claims.

I claim 1. A deodorizing device comprising a cylindrical shaped can having a cone-shaped upper end defining an'opening with a closure member thereon, a seam for uniting the cone-shaped end'with the body wall of said can, said can forming a receptacle fora deodorizing material, a vaporizer having an open end detachably connected to said seam, a dome-shaped end Wall in said vaporizer,

a fabric disk carried by said dome-shaped end,

said dome-shaped end havin a flattened, portion 1 centrally thereof for maintaining said fabric disk in contact with said closure member, said vaporizeradapted to be detached from said can to remove said closure member and when replaced thereon said fabric disk will be held by said fiattened portion in contactwith the mouth of said 7 opening, whereby upon inverting said device the deodorizing material will flow onto said fabric disk and be absorbed thereby, the fumes therefrom being discharged through perforations formed in the vaporizer.

2.v A deodorizing device comprising acylindrical shaped can having a cone-shaped upper end defining an openingwith a closure member thereon, a seam for uniting the cone-shaped end with the body wall of said can, said can forming a receptacle for a deodorizing material, a vaporizer having an open end detachably connected to said seam, a dome-shaped end wall in said vaporizer, a fabric disk carried by said dome-shaped end, said dome-shaped end having a flattened portion centrally thereof for maintaining said fabric disk in contact with said closure member, an inter-. rupted bead formed in said dome-shaped end and spaced radially from the flattened portion thereof for holding a portion of the fabric disk out of contact with said end Wall, said. vaporizer adapted to be detached from said can to remove said closure member and when replaced thereon said fabric disk will beheld by said flattened portion, in contact with the mouth of said opening, whereby upon inverting said device the deodorizing material will flow onto said fabric disk and be ab,- sorbed thereby, the-fumes therefrom being. discharged through. perforations. formed in" the'ivas no iz' r'. JOHNCOYLE; 

